A slightly delayed update as I spent last weekend in Liverpool doing what I do when I’m not being a musician – Pokémon Trading Card Game! I’ve been playing casually for about a year and decided to enter my first official tournament, one of the European Regional Championships (the 2022/23 Read more…
One of my goals for this year (I don’t like New Year resolutions, for new or regenerated activities I prefer Steve Pavlina’s 30-day trial concept) is to complete my ALCM in composition. This is a diploma assessed on a composition portfolio, and a type of music exam I didn’t know Read more…
Welcome to a new series! Centre Stage will introduce a new piano piece, with some background information and tips on how to manage the structure and technical demands of the piece. As you could write an entire postgraduate thesis on many of these topics I’ll keep the introductions brief and Read more…
Happy New Year and welcome to 2023! It has been some time since I made any significant updates to this website, and over 2 years since I added anything to the blog. Saying the pandemic weighed heavily on all of us would be an understatement, and many in the creative Read more…